RN Battleships: King George V Class 1940

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King George V Class Battleship HMS Anson pictured in the Captain Cook Graving Dock, Garden Island, Sydney in July 1945.
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BL 14 inch Mark VII barrel and breech assembly pictured being installed on B turret of King George V Class Battleship HMS Duke of York, fitting out at John Brown & Company Shipbuilding Yards, Clydebank in July 1941.
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On January 1st 1937 at Cammell Laird Shipyards, Birkenhead, Merseyside, construction of King George V Class Battleship HMS Prince of Wales commences with a formal keel laying ceremony. She will spend 51 months in the Shipyard and sadly only 11 months in service.....RIP.....Lest We Forget.
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Here is PoW launch in 1939....... :) DFO
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King George V Class Battleship HMS Howe pictured off Rangitoto Island, NZ in February 1945.
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King George V Class Battleship HMS Duke of York...1943.
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DUKE OF YORK a bit earlier, while still outfitting!! :) DFO
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Royal Marines pictured conducting daily maintenance on King George V Class Battleship HMS Howe's 5.25 inch secondary armament in August 1942.
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King George V Class Battleship HMS Prince of Wales pictured at Scapa Flow in 1941.
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King George V Class Battleship HMS Prince of Wales pictured in April 1941.
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